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PARKER: Myopia in Rome

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The church faces enormous challenges, obviously, but none so daunting as communicating the Good News, which translates to helping millions around the world.
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The Picks

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Following is a look at entertainment options throughout the Mitchell region this weekend, as reported by individual establishments:
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At the Movies

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Now playing at Mitchell’s Luxury 5 Cinemas: Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Call, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Jack the Giant Slayer, Dead Man Down.
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WILL: The art of good writing

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

When asked to explain the brisk pace of his novels, Elmore Leonard said, “I leave out the parts that people skip.”
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MILBANK: Ryan budget: shooting blanks

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Paul Ryan’s budget is an amazing and wondrous document. Not only does it balance the budget in 10 years while reducing tax rates, it also does so without any pain or suffering or even breaking a sweat. Continue Reading

Dickinson Trinity is playing underdog role as it faces Beach in the Region 7 championship

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The lone meeting between the Beach and Dickinson Trinity girls basketball teams on Jan. 3 at Knights of Columbus Activities Center is nothing more than a distant memory.
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Volk, Zacher named Mr. Basketball finalists

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Beulah head boys basketball coach Jeremy Brandt said there aren’t many times two seniors from the same region get nominated for the North Dakota Mr. Basketball Award, let alone the same district.
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Chronic wasting disease tests in 2012 came back negative

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

After one positive test in each of the last three straight years, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department received good news on chronic wasting disease. All 1,300 tests came back negative.
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Schnepf: Where art thou Bison faithfuls?

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Where were all the Bison fans? Renowned for its massive following in football, North Dakota State had dismal representation Tuesday night when its men’s basketball team was playing for a chance to advance to the NCAA tournament the Big Dance perhaps the biggest spectacle in sports.
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Adventures in crappie country: Heading north over the Canada border for fishing on Lake of the Woods

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LAKE OF THE WOODS, Ontario The Canada Customs officer at the other end of the line somewhere in another part of the country didn’t quite know what to think when Allen Edman said he was taking a crew of fishermen from Minnesota’s Northwest Angle into Ontario in a Sno-Bear.
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